Windshield clearer



B. vERLANGuim.

WVINDSHIELD CLEARER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, 1921.

1,407,605, Patented web. 21,1922.

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B. VERLANGIERI.

WINDSHIELD CLEARER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I9, 192|.

1407605' Patented Feb. 21, 19.22,

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To all whom' it may concer/a: y

Be it known that LBAsin VERLANGIERI, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and lmproved TWindshield Clearer, oit which the iollowing is a description.

My invention relates t-o a device adapted to be mounted on a windshield and optionally operable for clearing the windshield oi snow or moisture.

The general object of my invention is to provide a device for the indicated purpose that may be readily mounted in position and conveniently operated.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a device of the indicated character and adapted to be readily taken apart or assembled. I 4

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention.

Figure 1 is a front view of a windshield clearer illustrating the same on a windshield shown in part;

Figure 2 is a partly sectional elevation on a larger scale; p

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3, Figure 1;

Figure 4e is an end View of the attachment, parts being broken away and in section;

Figure 5 is a transverse vertical section on the line 5 5, Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a transverse vertical section on the line 6 6, Figure 2.

ln carrying out my invention in accordance with the illustrated example, l provide a pair of clamps 10 adapted to be se? cured in position at the ends of the windshield, said clamps Vbeing here shown as U-shaped in horizontal section to be slipped laterally over the standards B of the windshield. The clamps 10, 10a have set screwsl 11 for securing them in position. Projecting from the iront of each clamp 10, 1()a are upper and lower brackets 12 which may be secured as shown to the clamps by screws 13.

Opposite brackets 12 on the respective clamps 10, 10a support the ends oi' upper and lower horizontal guide rods 14. Said rods are threaded at the ends and receive tapered nuts 15 which are accommodated in Specification of Letters atent.

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transverse'holes 12a inthe brackets12. On the rods 14 are' slidably 4mountedcylinders 16 and'iormed on or secured to the endcap 17 f said cylinders are brackets' 18'.r Each pair o1 brackets 18 at one end of the cylinders' 16 carries a squeegee or other wiping element 19, 19a secured to the bracket by a slot and pin connection, said wiper having vertical slots 2O through which transverse pins 21 pass and into the brackets 18. Additional transverse slots 22 in the brackets 18 permit both a vertical and a lateral adjustment of the bracket to position the wiping element close to the windshield. The wipers 19, 19a are of a height only to clear the upper section a oi the windshield A.

Nithin the cylinders 16, springs 23 are coiled about the rods 1&1, said springs bearing at one end against collars 24: on said rods and bearing at the opposite ends against the cylinders at one end thereof tending to maintain the cylinders adjacent to one end of the windshield. Bumpers 25 may be provided on the rods 14 between the cylinders 16 and the brackets 12 to cushion the cylinders when restored by the springs 23.

ln order to move the wipers over the 'windshield in opposition to the spring 23 a cord or wire 26 is secured to an eye 27 or the like on one wiper 19a. The wipers 19, 19a are spaced so that one is adjacent to the end of the windshield while the other is at the approximate center so that each wiper will clear one-half of the windshield section.

The cord 26 passes over the sheave 28 turning in brackets 29 on one clamp 10a, said cord in practice extending to a point adjacent to the drivers seat.

lll/lith the described arrangement a pull on the cord 26 will impart a wiping movement to the wipers 19, 19a and the spring 23 will restore the wipers and cylinders 16 after a pull by the cord 26.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention, l do not limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated, since manifestly the same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as delined in the appended claims. V

Having thus described my invention, I claim: Y V

1. A windshield clearer comprising clamps for mounting the clearer in position on a windshield, a pair of brackets on each clamp, transverse guide rods supported at their ends in said brackets and having threaded ends,

clamps, cylinders slidable onsaid guide rods7 coil springs on the guide rods vWithin the cylinders, collars `on the guide rods against which the springs abut at one end, Wipers carried by said cylinders, said wipers being placed approximately half the length of a Windshield, and manually operable means connected with one of said Wipers to move the same in one direction, said springs tending to restore the cylinders and Wipersater Y. f

an operation by said ineans.

BASIL` VERLANGIERI. 

